India won't fence cheetah habitats: Govt panel chief

India does not want fenced habitats for cheetahs like the ones in South Africa and Namibia as it is against the basic tenets of wildlife conservation, the head of the Centre's high-level committee......

'Khalistan is a business'

'Khalistanis can be divided into three categories: Firstly, hardcore ideological people. They are microscopic, not even 1%.''Secondly, those who consider Khalistan a business.''The third category......

Tiger count rises in Shivalik-Gangetic region, dips in Western Ghats: Report

The tiger population has gone up in the Shivalik Hills-Gangetic Plains landscape, central India and the Sundarbans but their numbers have dwindled in the Western Ghats and the Northeast-Brahmaputra......

'Nawab Malik has been jailed to keep him quiet'

'After he had exposed the Narcotics Bureau's wrongdoings, he threatened to expose the Enforcement Directorate as well.''So they are trying to rake up an old legal deal, distorting information and......

Uttar Pradesh adds 126,000 new investors in April; Maharashtra loses pull

The state with the most people has displaced the state with the largest economy in terms of investor additions. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Uttar Pradesh (UP) added 126,000 new investors......

DON'T WORRY About The Rupee!

The currency market won't care for our moans, groans, cries and sighs.The rupee will find its own level, explains Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com This is an......

NSE Rot Goes Deeper

The rot is is not limited to Chitra Ramkrishna and the yogi, observed Debashis Basu. IMAGE: Chitra Ramkrishna, the National Stock Exchange's former managing director, who was arrested on Monday,......

Market turbulence: Advice for Investors

'Long-term investors should not worry about these sharp dips and jumps if they have chosen their stocks wisely.''Short-term volatility is a given and a rise and fall of two-three per cent should......

PIX: Kenya's Kipchoge breaks two-hour marathon barrier

'Today we went to the moon and came back to earth! I am at a loss for words for all the support I have received from all over the world' IMAGE: Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, the marathon world record......

V V S Laxman on the Magic of Cricket

'If fame, money and comfort are the only factors that drive us, then we are playing cricket for entirely the wrong reasons.' IMAGE: V V S Laxman celebrates his double century in the memorable Eden......

Euro qualifiers PHOTOS: Italy win in Buffon's 150th match; Iceland go through

Belgium make Wales wait after Hazard’s strike, while Czechs beat Latvia to qualify IMAGE: Italy's Daniele De Rossi (centre) celebrates after scoring against Bulgaria during their Euro 2016......

Full text of the Justice Lodha IPL verdict

Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha. Photograph: PTI Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were suspended from the Indian Premier League for two years for betting activities of their key officials,......

How Afghan women's cricket is crushed by bombs, threats, tradition

‘Afghanistan's cricket board does not support cricket for women, even though I have 3,700 girl cricketers’ Many Afghan cricketers learn the game as a refugee in Pakistan ‘(The......